Arms and the Man: Play Guide and Free Edition
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Arms and the Man is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Shaw, Bernard (1856–1950).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Arms and the Man" by George Bernard Shaw is a comedy first produced in 1894. Set during the Serbo-Bulgarian War, the play follows Raina, an idealistic young Bulgarian woman engaged to a battlefield hero, whose romantic notions are challenged when a pragmatic Swiss mercenary takes refuge in her bedroom. Shaw humorously exposes the futility of war and the hypocrisies of human nature as characters grapple with the gap between romantic ideals and reality, leading to unexpected revelations and shifting allegiances.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Arms and the Man
- Author credits: Shaw, Bernard (1856–1950)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Bulgaria -- Drama
- Italians -- Bulgaria -- Drama
- Love -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Serbo-Bulgarian War, 1885 -- Drama
- Soldiers -- Bulgaria -- Drama
- War -- Drama
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Humour
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
- Nobel Prizes in Literature
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